After a summer where some Northland rivers and waterfalls had slowed to a trickle, this spring's snowmelt and rain have erased the drought and brought the rivers roaring back.
My friend and her daughter-in-law were hiking our beautiful Jay Cooke State Park trails and decided they'd check out the campground. They both saw something sitting on a picnic table of one of the campsites that made their jaw drop.
Governor Dayton's new budget proposal requests the legislature increase entrance fees for the public to Minnesota's state parks in an effort to "maintain the vitality" of the parks.
The repairs are done and the Highway 210 Bridge in Jay Cooke State Park is now open for travel! Work to repair the flood damage was completed in early November.